Improvement in animal-traps



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CF UN ION VILLE,

Letters Patent No. 111,841, dated February 14, 1871.

IMPRCVEMENT IN ANIMAL-TRAPS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making paxt of thelame.

Traps; and we do hereby declare thatvthe following.

is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being hadtothe accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this'sjiecicatiom in which- Figurellrepresents'a perspective view of my trap' when set.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same with the jaws closed.

The nature of my invention consists in the conv struction of ananimal-trap with the devices herein set forth.

A in theannexed drawing represents the base of my trap, which consistsof the metal plate; one end, markedr, being bent over so as to form aspring.

The spring B extends about two-thirds of thelength of base A, and has asquare opening in it near its end.

Through this opening the jaws L and a are made to pass, the said jawsbeing pivoted at their lower end in the bifurcation of upright D. Thelower end of D is firmly riveted to base A.

E represents a platform, which has a projection, y, at its hinder end,the said projection being pivot-ed to the knob Y on plate A.

Directly above projection g is the catch t, formed by 'a narrowextension of platform E.

At the opposite end of base A, which forms spring B, A is bent at aright angle upward, and has an opening near its top, through which theouter end of trigger s is allowed to pass, and then bent over, so as toform a hinge and enable the trigger to move vertically. f

The jaw a, it will be observed, `is furnished with the pin t, the use ofwhich will be explained.

In setting mytrap the jaw a will be pressed down against the outer endof vspring B until a gets into a horizontal position. The trigger `swillthen be brought over pin vi,.and its end placedunder catch t on platformE, upon which the bait willhefastened, as both the jaws will be in ahorizontal position when the trap is set,the animal will have freeaccess to the hait, and the moment his weight is on the platform it willtilt down and release the trigger and the pin i from their Aposition,the jaws (t and a will ,be closed with great `force .bythe action ofspring B, and the animal sec'ured.`

Having thus described our invention, What we claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patcnt, isl l. The trigger s, pin i, and platform E, combinedand arranged to operate as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The jaws a c', spring lB, platform E, trigger s, and pin i, allarranged to operate as shown.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we aiix oursignatures in presence of two witnesses.

SANFORD H. HART. HUBERT C. HART.

Witnesses:

J. E. HAMILTON, T. (l. BROOKS.

